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So thanks to both BoyGeniusReport.com and Crackberry.com it looks like we have another new Blackberry coming sometime this year. We've already heard about a Storm 2 coming out sometime this year and the Curve 8520, but not it looks like we have the Blackberry Onyx coming this year too.

The Blackberry Onyx is also being called the Driftwood and it is said to be part of the 96xx series of phones. This means that it is going to be a 3G phone and from the looks of the pictures it looks more like a Curve then a Bold.

From what is being said by BoyGeniusReport.com it looks like it will have some decent specs

Carbon fiber-esque back battery cover (the whole back is a carbon fiber pattern apparently)

The Onyx seems to have the same specs to the Curve 8900 and it's going to have 3G for T-Mobile in the US and it does seem like it will ship with the optical track ball that was introduced to everyone last week on teh Curve 8520.

The real question now is does RIM have too many phones on the market. Recently with the Bold 9000, Curve 8900, Pearl 8220 Flip, Curve 8520, Curve 83xx, Pearl 81xx, and now the Onyx 96xx we are selling a lot of phones on the market. Only time will tell how any of them will do but at present the Bold and Curve 8900 are some of the nicest ones RIM has produced to date.

So RIM has been on a real hot streak recently. They have been releasing a lot of phones recently, with the Bold, Storm and Curve 8900 no one can say they haven't been able to get their fix and now it looks like they are releasing another Blackberry phone.

This one is set to be a "low-end" phone. The new phone, Blackberry Curve 8520, looks to be released in the next few months as it is in testing phase now. The new Curve will be an upgrade to the old 8300 line but won't be as full featured as the higher end Curve 8900.

There was a full review done over at Crackberry with a testing unit. They down a full review and include that the specs for the phone are:

Edge device

320 by 240 display

256 megabytes of internal memory (same as 8900)

1150mAh battery

2 megapixel camera, no flash

Alright so there aren't many specs known at this point, but the phone is still in testing so more feature might become available later one. Some interesting things mentioned in the article though about the Curve 8520 are

No flash for the camera

No charging pins

No standard trackball

The above features all seem like they will be missing from the Blackberry Curve 8520. Most notably the trackball has been replaced by an optical trackball. Basically they got rid of the ball and made it a sensor. According to the article the implementation of it on the Curve 8520 seems to be pretty smooth.

Also another new feature is dedicated media buttons to play and pause your music on the phone.

The phone's casing is also "rubberized" which should make it a little more resistant to being dropped.

So the big question now are when will it be released? The fact that it is now being tested does show that it shouldn't be too much longer. Hopefully sooner then later we will be able to see this lower end Blackberry cell phone hit the market to give people another option.

So it looks like this year is going to be a year that Palm makes a jump back into the cell phone market. In the past year or so Palm hasnt' really been seen on the market. Many people had lost confidence as they had issues with the 680 and 750 models. Well now this year with the Palm Pre releasing they have announced the Palm Eos

This is looking to be the first North American phone that will run on the Palm WebOS. As for the phone it seems pretty standard.

This new phone looks like it will help get Palm back in the game, or at least get a foot in the door. One nice feature is that it will have North American 3G, which has definitely something that's been lacking in some recent phones that have been released.

Only time will tell how well the phone will do but it does give people a choice.

So Samsung has finally annouced the I7500. This is going to be there first Android phone and a lot of people are eagerly anticipating the new phone. The new phone looks rather impressive actually. It will carry all the standard phone goodies like being a quad band phone, 5 MP Camera, MicroSD support, but it will also have some extras like 8GB of internal memory, Wi-Fi, and even hand writting recognition.

One cool feature the phone will have is geotagging. This is a feature that allows you to take a photo and then "tag" the location of where it was taken.

This will be Samsung's first attempt at a Android phone. There is going to be some stiff competition as almost all major manufacturers are planning on releasing an Android phone this year.

The Samsung I7500 so far has been anounced for O2 in Europe but it does support T-Mobile 3G (1700Mhz band) so it does give a suspecion that T-Mobile in the US will be getting it somewhere down the line.

For now the expected release is some time in June 2009. Keep checking back our blog for a full review as soon the Samsung I7500 is out for a full review.

Well today is Earth Day. This year it is even more celebrated because everyone is starting to realize how much we, as a world, have to come together and start taking care of our planet. We are seeing more and more technologies go "green" and this is no exception with cell phones

"Another cell phone is getting a solar panel slapped on its surface, showing that going solar is juuuust starting to become all the rage among mobile phone makers. At least in a limited way."

The specs of the phone are still limited

"AU (KDDI) and Sharp are presenting a new phone in the Japanese market that has a solar panel embedded in its lid. Users can leave it in the sun for up to 10 minutes in order to generate enough energy for 1 minute of communication or 2 hours on standby"

Now really that isn't too much time and it will take hours if not days to charge your phone in the sun, but at least it's a step in the right direction and hopefully this will become more common in the future.

From the weird files. So CTIA has come and gone this year and we came across this interesting story over at gearlog.com

So it turns out that a big surprise to a lot of people was the Fujitsu booth. They were showing off a cell phone that was water proof. Turns out Sanyo and Fujitsu both make serveral waterproof phones to cater to the Japanese market.

Apparently, in Japan, folks spend a lot of time in the bath. Japanese bathtubs are much deeper and larger than American tubs, and they're more conducive to lounging around. Japanese folks swear by the health benefits of long, hot, frequent baths. Also, in a crowded society, the bath is one place you can get perfect privacy, and some peace and quiet.

[That] an entire waterproof offshoot of the consumer-electronics industry has popped up: waterproof TVs, waterproof cell phones, and of course, waterproof cell phones with TV capability. Because why should you have to stop a nice, long soak to answer the phone? Makes perfect sense...

It's really interesting that people actually are like this. You rarely see this in North America. Most people take a quick-ish shower and go on with their day, but Japanese people not only like taking baths but they also like features on the phones. So as soon as phones started appearing being water proof it became a standard feature most people wanted

Sony Ericsson Company was established in the year 2001 with the collaboration of Japanese consumer electronics company named Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company named Ericsson. Sony Ericsson is a leading global manufacturer of cellular phones and has a strong presence worldwide. The company gained immense popularity with the launch of its W-series GSM phones in the year 2002 and since then it has been a leading manufacturer of mobile multimedia consumer products. Here is a list of popular models from Sony Ericsson.

Sony Ericsson C905: This incredible phone is all you need to bring in the best photographer in you. The Sony Ericsson C905 sports an amazing 8 MP Camera that allows you to capture crisp images through its high tech Cyber shot xenon flash feature. This phone is also loaded with other exciting features, such as Way finder navigator, built in GPS, face detection feature and support for video blogging, DLNA sharing as well as for GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB.

Sony Ericsson W902: This innovative and stylish phone is designed for music lovers as it offers a clear audio experience. This is a part of Walkman series and thus offers a Walkman Player (supporting file formats such as MP3 and AAC) and an FM radio. Apart from the musical features other key features incorporated in this phone include a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, Bluetooth 2.0, shake control facility, expandable memory up to 8GB for storage of up to 8000 songs, HSDPA Mobile Broadband connectivity and support for GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, USB.

Sony Ericsson W380: This stylish clamshell handset is equipped with an interesting feature known as gesture control functionality. With this phone you can simply mute a call or snooze the alarm simply by just sweeping the hand across the camera. In addition to it the phone also comes with a Memory Stick Micro (M2), built in 512 MB card & 14 MB shared memory, TrackID music recognition,T9, FM radio with RDS, Image viewer and Picture editor.

As always Sony Ericsson has a great line up of phones and with the new year there are even nicer ones yet to be released with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1a and the Sony Ericsson Idou things are really looking up this year.

Samsung is one of the world’s leading providers of cellular phones that share a strong reputation worldwide in the telecommunication world. The company is known for manufacturing innovative and extraordinary handsets with latest designs and functionality. Their sleek and clamp shell type cell phones gained immense popularity amongst its subscribers. Already a leader in the CDMA phone market, now the company is also emerging as a tough competitor in its range of GSM cell phones. Here, is a list of popular models of Samsung Cellular Phones.

Samsung P520 Armani: This high chic and fashionable phone comes with a touch screen display and is designed to meet the needs of fashion conscious people. It sports a perfect metallic finish and at the same time it is very durable and robust. The phone comes with great multimedia capabilities, 3.15 MP Camera 50 MB embedded memory, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP and support for EDGE networks.

Samsung SGH-A767 Propel: This is a complete phone from Samsung that provides great multimedia experience with a sliding QWERTY keyboard. The full featured QWERTY keyboard allows you to perform tasks such as instant messaging by using Windows Live, AIM or Yahoo. Some other exciting features incorporated in this phone include a AT&T Navigator, 1.3 megapixel camera and camcorder, GPS facility, MP3 player, AT&T Music, phonebook with a storage for 1000 contacts, expandable micro SD card and GPS facility.

Samsung i8510: This highly fashionable Smartphone is all you need to show your true style. The phone comes with an advanced 8 MP camera that features an image stabilizer LED flash autofocus and face smile and blink detection. Also it is the first phone to feature an optical mouse navigation making it an easy to use handset. Other features include built-in Wi-Fi, GPS receiver built-in 8GB of internal memory, expandable memory to another 8GB and geo-tagging facility.

Samsung has always had a strong line up of phones. Samung also has a strong line up of accessories like car chargers. You can always find a full line up over at PureMobile.

Nokia is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of mobile phones with a global market share of 38% in Q3 of 2008. The company provides solutions and services for mobile telecommunications as well as network infrastructure The Nokia cell phones cover all type of subscribers-may be a business man or a general end user. The exclusive range of Nokia wireless handsets are manufactured using GSM and latest mobile technologies. Nokia Cellular Phones are high on style as well as offers optimum functionality. Here is a list of popular cellular phones from Nokia.

Nokia N96: The Nokia N96 smartphone offers a great multimedia experience. It supports high quality DVD like videos in great formats, such as MPEG-4, Windows Media Video and Flash Video at 30 frames per second. Capture high quality clear images with its 5 MP camera and share them on internet or TV. You can also geotag these pictures with location data as it features an integrated A-GPS. Other features include 128MB RAM, 256MB storage memory, and 16 GB internal memory and support for GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, v2.0 microUSB and 3G, UPnP, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR and USB 2.0 High-Speed.

Nokia N78: This sleek, smart and stylish phone is a combination of great style and unmatched functionality. This multimedia 3G smartphone comes in a stylish candybar design with great cutting edges and a glossy finish. The phone comes with a 2.4 Inch QVGA type screen, 3.15 MP camera, built in A-GPS,s 96 MB SDRAM memory, 70 MB internal memory and a support for WCDMA 900/2100 HSDPA, EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 ,WLAN, Bluetooth 2.0 and USB 2.0

Nokia 6600 slide: The Nokia 6600 slide comes in a fashionable sleek casing and claims to be the smallest ever slider phone designed by Nokia till date. This unique phone boasts a very stylish look and great functionality. One interesting feature about this slider phone is that it indicates time, snoozes, alerts and silences or rejects incoming phone calls when it is tapped twice. Some other features in this phone include a 2.2 inch QVGA display, 3.2 mega-pixel camera, Bluetooth, or GPRS Nokia Xpress Audio Messaging and USB.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic: This phone comes with a great style and sophisticated looks and is a superb phone to offer rich multimedia experience. This touch screen phone provides an excellent entertainment source as it plays your favorite music, video and more with a one touch. Other features in this phone include a QWERTY keyboard, 3.2-megapixel autofocus, microSD slot (with support for 16GB cards), 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Nokia phones are always give you a bang for you buck. With new phones like the N86 and N97 slated to be released later this year Nokia looks to keep themselves firmly ontop in terms of quality.

Motorola is one of the world’s leading providers of cellular phones and has a strong market value internationally. Motorola phones are known for their spectacular appearance and high performance as they are equipped with the latest software and accessories. Below are listed some of the smart and designer handsets by Motorola.

Motorola ZN5: This special phone is the first one to combine the Motorola’s ModeShift Technology and KODAK Imaging Technology. With the ModeShift technology the phone converts into a camera (5-megapixel) and the KODAK Imaging Technology helps to capture clear and sharp images with a finest detail. Other features include Phonebook 2000 entries, CrystalTalkTM technology, Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology, 350 MB onboard memory and Digital viewfinder.

Motorola ROKR E8: This sleek and smart phone is basically designed for all the music lovers. This highly functional phone comes with a Mode Shift feature that switches from music player to phone or imaging device simply with the touch of the button. Other features include a 2 MP camera with 8X zoom, video capture playback, Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology (A2DP), 2GB internal memory, 4 GB External memory support, Crystal Talk technology and Full HTML browser.

Motorola A1600: This phone is a successor to its previous version named Motorola A1200. The phone is faster and advanced than it its predecessor as it comes with a more powerful processor. Some key features in this phone include a 3-megapixel autofocus camera, GPS facility, office document viewer, business card scanner, photo editor, voice dial/memo, built-in handsfree, microSD card slot (up to 4GB), stereo Bluetooth (A2DP), a microUSB port, and a stereo FM radio.

Motorola V3 RAZR: This is a very sleek, stylish and easy to carry phone. The phone has a great appearance as it is packed in a metallic finishing body. Apart from its designer appearance the phone is also very functional and high on performance. The key features in this phone include VGA camera, long-range Bluetooth facility, MPEG4 video clip playback internal and external color displays, Java 2.0 with 3D graphics.

Motorola always has a strong line up of cellular phone and cellular phone accessories like car chargers. With phones like the Razr and Krzr still going strong after all this time there is no doubt that buying a Motorola phone is a good investment.